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  1. pete424

    questions about 4k DirectTV

    My wife finally said it was ok to get a 4k tv. We went to BestBuy and bought a new Samsung. Put it in the back of my truck and brought it home. Got to looking at my Yamaha AVR and realized it would not do 4k. Went to the internet to find a replacement. $3200 later I am the proud owner of a new...
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    OTA adaptor

    I live in Andover KS and our local ABC affiliate has been off the air for several months. Apparently the local ownership wants more money from Dish. At one time I had a VIP722 DVR that would show OTA channels with an adaptor that I think Dish provided for at little or no cost. I still have my...
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    timer to record all games

    When I had my 722 someone on this board gave me way to record all the Royals games by using "Royals at" and "at Royals." It worked perfectly. I now have the latest version of the Hopper3 with Sling. I cannot figure out how to do a catch all for these games. Can someone give the slow guy a way to...
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    setting up a timer for baseball

    I'm a Royals fan. Most of their games are televised on Fox Sports KC. I watch on 412-XX. It is very hit and miss as to what specific channel and time. How does one set up a timer to get all those games?
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    Question about ESPN Full Court

    I live in Wichita and I have found it very difficult to get many Shocker games. The ESPN3 and Watch ESPN are for Cox customers only. If I purchase the Full Court package, am I still subject to blackouts? The Shox play tonight and it is included in the Full Ct schedule. Will I be able to watch it?
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    722 DVR settings

    I have just discovered the audio settings on my Dish DVR. I have a 7.2 surround system that I have always thought underperformed on TV. Now I am not so sure. Should this be set to PCM only or Dolby and PCM?
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    Hopper broadband question

    I have a Hopper and 2 Joeys. Came back to Dish about 3 months ago and everything has been working great until about 2 weeks ago when I noticed my Hopper had dropped it's broadband connection. Went in and attempted to reset the connection and it failed. Reset the network and it came back up. It...
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    Hopefully I didn't screw this up!

    I just placed an order for an Onkyo TX-NR717 7.2. Fronts will be the Polk Audio TSi300 3.1 towers with the CS10 center speaker and the small sub (I think it is PSW110). The satellites will be the M10s. For rears I am going to use a small pair of Klipsch that I was using for satellites. This...
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    List of local HD channels

    I am considering a return to dish after spending over a year in cable hell with Cox. When I left dish my local channels were not available. As I recall there used to be a list showing which locals were available in HD. I can't find it.
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    I have lost 1 of my OTA locals?

    I have a vip722 and I get my HD locals via an antenna mounted in my garage attic. In the last two days (I think) I have lost the ABC affiliate in Wichita. When I do a local scan, my 722 finds 7 channels like it always has. All my channel signal strengths are in the low 70s to 80. All except...
  11. pete424

    Thanks dishNet!

    I was having problems with my 622 rec doing random reboots and losing signals. I called dish last week on Thursday and went through the situation with one of the tech people. I had read some of the older posts in here and I was afraid they would not take care of the problem. To my surprise...
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    A question for you installers out there.

    I live in Andover KS and I have 2 reciever (a 622 and a 625) and 4 tvs. Only one of which is high def. I have had my Dish network service since early February. From the very beginning I had a problem with my hi def channels pixelating and then losing the signal. Dish would send guys from a local...
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    signal strength issues

    I live in Andover KS (67002). I have a Dish 1000 (I think) a 622 and a 625. I get my local OTA and I pay for a lot of stations ( I am not sure what plan) and HD. I know very little about the nuts and bolts of how this whole thing works, but lately I have been getting screens telling me the...
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    reception question

    I have dishnet but in my area my locals are not available in hi def. So I put up a large antenna in my attic and much to my surprise, I was able to get all my locals. All the towers are about 20 miles away and nearly all in the same area. My signal strength is from a high 90s on CBS to a low...
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    OTA problems

    I have had my 622 for a little over a month and up till tonight everything has been fine. I have the HD package but my locals are not available via satellite so I have an attic mounted antenna. It has been working great but tonight I noticed on the NBC OTA a very choppy, jerky picture. When I...
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    PC monitor as TV?

    I have a 17 inch LCD monitor that is not being used. What would be the least expensive way to turn it into a hi def TV. I would like to make it my TV 2 on my VIP622. It would be a great counter top TV in the kitchen.
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    Sound issues

    I am a 1 month sub and I have noticed a problem with the sound on programming recorded on my 622. I have a WD-65732 TV, a Sony STR-K850P receiver and the 622. The 622 is connected to the TV by way of HDMI. The receiver is connected to the 622 using an optical (toslink) cable. When I am...
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    Dual Tuner DVR qusestion

    Dual Tuner DVR question Is there a limit to the number of dumb questions I can ask on this forum? Hopefully I have one more left. I recently started with dish net and I have a VIP-622 stb. My question is how do I record one show while watching a separate live show, or can I? With TIVO I could...
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    questions about best connections

    I have a Mitsubishi WD 65732 TV, a VIP 622 STB and a Sony STR-K850p AV receiver. The connection between the 622 and the Mitsubishi is HDMI. Last night I bought a STR-DG800 HDMI "passthrough" receiver. Upon hooking it up using HDMI cables I learned that this set up carries no audio. The new...
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    cable question

    I have many sets of RCA cables around the house (red, white and yellow). Can these cables be used in place of component cables?
  21. pete424

    622 remote won't run my receiver

    I just recently (Sunday) got my satellite set up installed. Got my OTA locals and everything is very good except I can not get the remote that came with 622 to operate my Sony STR-K850P receiver. The remote runs my Mits 65732 HDTV and it works the 622 just fine but I have tried time and time...
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    Questions about new install

    I am going to have an installer out on Sunday the 4th. I ordered the Platinum Hi Def package. What determines the model dish and what satellite it will be aimed at? The former owner of my house left a dish 500 on the roof. Will this be the one they use? Also, they are hooking up a hi def...